Sharpened Poems - Poems about Sharpened

... Written: June 07, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Edward Ibeh ******************** The Phantom Choir In the quiescence of last Sunday, Prophecy heralded the hour p......

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...Only when my costume’s Been hissed at with steel Do my garments ripple in small, stormless waves. Only when my mask Has been greased in pale mud Do my blemishes blend with the sea of my face. ......

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...Ah, words, the lunacy of language The cackling currency of the confused Squandered in vain attempt at conversation Words, the spit balls and snow balls of youth Sharpened to become the epees of......

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...My neighbor’s little child, whose ear was made of stone and feet as swift as deer toward mischief. This child, whose heart was a clay shield no bomb of morals could penetrate. Many words of ......

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...The villain wasn't always a villain. Once upon a time, they laughed like sunlight on pebbles in a river, Heart soft and eyes wide with wonder. But the world sharpened its teeth against them. ......

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...They rise in suits, not in truth, Whispering honey into the ears of youth. They promise bread, and break it twice — Then sell the crumbs at triple price. These are the kings without a crown, T......

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...You carved your names on lands not yours, With iron, blood, and sharpened laws. You drew your borders through ancient homes, Then called it peace, while looting thrones. You came with Bibles an......

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...Q: Who is the young man who takes care of a child with no parents? A: Little orphan's manny. Q: How can a meth addict contact his supplier more quickly? A: Put him on speed dial. Q: What is t......

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... Embrace the silence, listen within Respecting others means learning to listen Experience being heard is healing Listen with your whole self, not just your ears Silence is the sleep tha......

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... Troubled men chase illusive Peace with sharpened knives and smoking guns. They recklessly wield all manner of weapons under the sinking, blood-red sun. But Peace is an individual choice, ev......

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... They moved like dawn through shadowed years, With quiet hands and blazing hearts, Their dreams outshone the weight of fears, They rewrote fate in fractured parts. Marie lit atoms' trembling c......

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...Dear Ma, if this letter finds Your gentle hands, your quiet eyes, Knowing I have fallen where silence climbs, Beneath a blood-rubbed, broken sky. The wind here howls like wolves in chains, Gna......

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...As an easy pushover and soft touch lamenting my demise Vultures swooped overhead and preyed on my vulnerabilities forcing me to carrion camping as fine young cannibals sharpened their knives an......

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...She taught her fury to dance on the edge of the abyss, hating like a silent storm, I always thought it would pass like a cloud sliding across the sky of a quiet May day, a wandering dream between i......

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...Tick-tock ya can’t rewind Time doesn’t stop or fall behind Clock hands cut like a sharpened knife Time doesn’t lose it runs your life Born with a cry blink then you're grown Chasing years you’......

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